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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250m Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator.
ASIC has shared data on its licensing activity during the 2023–24 financial year, including how many were cancelled or suspended.
Australia’s largest financial advice licensee has led adviser growth over the past week, while 15 new entrants joined the industry.
A research paper has detailed whether individuals are more or less likely to change their investment decision when the advice is generated by human…
Sydney-based financial advice firm Sherlock Wealth has announced it is now operating under its own AFSL, one week after Andrew Sherlock took over as…
The investment platform saw its highest-ever quarterly rise in funds under administration over the September quarter, as it also provides an M&A…
TOP PERFORMING FUNDS
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Spire Oaktree Opportunities XI First Close USD
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DomaCom Lot 21 Chellaston Road Munno Para West SA 5115 Australia
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Fidante Credit Suisse Global Private Equity
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DomaCom 4/27 Crombie Avenue Bundall QLD 4217 Australia
27.33 3 y p.a(%)
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CFS Acadian Wholesale Global Equity Long Short A
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INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
EQUITIES
Magellan has appointed a deputy portfolio manager to work on its $705 million Airlie Australian Share Fund. ...
Equity funds saw $2.2 billion in outflows during the first half of 2024, according to Calastone, despite reporting modest gains in the second quarter. ...
Perpetual has appointed a new chief executive to replace Rob Adams, with the new appointment holding a background in leading change programs as the firm moves to complete...
Lonsec chief investment officer, Nathan Lim, has reminded advisers and clients that attempting to time the market to combat volatility this week could be costly to portfo...
ETF provider Betashares has announced a new addition to its product suite with a new systematic ETF....
FIXED INCOME
The monthly CPI inflation indicator fell to its lowest level since 2021 in August, showing the effect of the government's cost of living measures....
Australian Ethical has completed its acquisition of sustainable fixed income manager Altius Asset Management from Australian Unity....
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its latest rate call, with only two more meetings left for 2024....
Pendal has told investors it will start winding up its Enhanced Credit fund from December, its third fund closure this year....
Fund managers made a “big shift” into bond-sensitive sectors like utilities in September and away from cyclicals, while risk appetite is at an 11-month low....
MANAGED ACCOUNTS
The managed account sector increased by $10.6 billion over the past six months, according to IMAP, as it surpassed the “major milestone” of $200 billion in funds under ma...
Research house SQM has announced it will collect data covering managed account portfolios in response to industry demand, with the intention to launch benchmarks in due c...
Research conducted by Elixir Consulting and Lonsec has quantified the efficiency gains of using managed accounts in financial advice practices in hours per week saved....
Zenith Investment Partners has launched a range of new managed account portfolios over the past quarter, including on Insignia Financial’s Expand platform....
Wrap platform Expand has announced it has doubled the number of separately managed accounts available for advisers, with five new investment managers added....
FINANCIAL PLANNING
ASIC has shared data on its licensing activity during the 2023–24 financial year, including how many were cancelled or suspended....
Australia’s largest financial advice licensee has led adviser growth over the past week, while 15 new entrants joined the industry....
A research paper has detailed whether individuals are more or less likely to change their investment decision when the advice is generated by human or by artificial intel...
Sydney-based financial advice firm Sherlock Wealth has announced it is now operating under its own AFSL, one week after Andrew Sherlock took over as its chief executive....
A licensing head is hopeful that the DBFO legislation will make it easier for financial advisers to switch licensees, as extensive paperwork means they face a heavy burde...
PEOPLE & PRODUCTS
The financial services technology company has appointed two non-executive directors following its AGM earlier this year, where it flagged it would embark on a board renew...
Several wealth management companies have been selected as finalists at the inaugural awards, which champions those who have transformed the Australian economy with their ...
Money Management’s sister brand Super Review is pleased to reveal that over 120 finalists will compete for trophies at this year’s awards....
The principal partner of this year’s Women in Finance Summit has said organisations that practise inclusivity are more likely to build trust in the community....
Both Schroders and abrdn have appointed new group chief executives to lead their respective firms....
FUNDS MANAGEMENT
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250m Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator....
The investment platform saw its highest-ever quarterly rise in funds under administration over the September quarter, as it also provides an M&A update....
Platinum Asset Management has seen its first rise in funds under management in seven months, helped by positive investment performance. ...
Research house Investment Trends has made a new hire to head up its Australian sales team....
Clime Investment Management has announced that all three of its non-executive directors have resigned from the company’s board....
SUPERANNUATION
While all MySuper products successfully passed the latest performance test, trustee-directed products encountered difficulties....
As part of its executive leadership refresh, Insignia has appointed Dave Woodall as its chief executive for superannuation....
Analysis by Chant West of the annual performance of growth superannuation funds has uncovered which ones see the best performance....
Nominations and submissions have opened for this year’s Super Fund of the Year Awards for two individual categories....
Australian Super, which has $315 billion in member assets and 3.3 million members, has shared its annual returns for the FY23-24....
LIFE/RISK
Policy and advocacy specialist Benjamin Marshan has left the Council of Australian Life Insurers after less than a year, having joined in March from the Financial Plannin...
The declining volume of risk advisers meant KPMG has found a rising lapse rate for insurance policies arranged by independent financial advisers, particularly in the TPD ...
The Life Insurance Code of Practice has transferred from the Financial Services Council to the Council of Australian Life Insurers....
The firm has announced it will no longer be writing new life insurance policies in the retail advised and corporate group insurance channels, citing a declining market an...
ASIC has issued its first interim stop order on two life insurance products from ClearView Life for DDO failures....
ACCOUNTING
Australian Ethical has reported its net profit after tax (NPAT) fell 15% to $9.6 million for the year ended 30 June, while its underlying profit after tax (UPAT) declined...
Insignia Financial has announced a 59% increase in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT) to $234.5 million in FY22....
Having completed their educational qualifications, those advisers who remain in the industry are reporting being “run off their feet” with new clients....
With October being Mental Health Month, it’s a good opportunity for people in the profession to look out for each other’s mental health....
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has rejected an application by a former tax agent to stay a Tax Practitioners Board decision to terminate his registration with the ma...
POLICY & REGULATION
The Governance Institute has said ASIC’s governance arrangements are no longer “fit for purpose” in a time when financial markets are quickly innovating and cyber crime b...
Compliance professionals working in financial services are facing burnout risk as higher workloads, coupled with the ever-changing regulation, place notable strain on sta...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....
The central bank has announced its latest rate decision amid stubborn inflation and increasing geopolitical tension....
Government has introduced a bill to Parliament to legislate the first stream of the QAR reforms....
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